The second line mounts the Virtual Box shared folder called csc2025 at /mnt/csc2025, unless it is already mounted. The first line creates the directory /mnt/csc2025, unless it already exists.

Mount | grep '/mnt/csc2025.*vbfs' > /dev/null || mount -t vbfs -o share=csc2025 none /mnt/csc2025 WinScp) to edit the /root/.ashrc file and add the following two lines to the end of the file: Go to Preferences > Extensions and you should see an entry such as the one below showing that that the extension pack is installed (the versiion number will be different). In Virtual Box check that the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extention Pack is installed. If your Minix VM is running, enter poweroff at the Minix prompt (either directly in the Minix console or from an ssh terminal). Preparing Virtual Box to use a Shared Folder Poweroff Minix

From a terminal to the Minix VM you can use the cp to copy files from other parts of the Minix file system to the shared folder and you will have a backup of your Minix files on the host machine.

a Windows PC or a Mac) and they will be accessible in your Minix VM (without having to use an scp/sftp client to copy them). You can edit files on your host machine (e.g.This note tells you how to mount a host shared folder in your Minix guest VM file system. CSC2025 Minix Shared Folder CSC2025 Minix Mounting a Host Shared Folder

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